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Thursday, April 7, 2011

The Daily Star - Lebanon News - An imminent return to Nahr al-Bared

"The once-thriving camp, considered one of the wealthiest in Lebanon, was utterly destroyed in early summer 2007 when fierce fighting broke out between the Lebanese Army and Islamist extremist group Fatah al-Islam.

The conflict forced residents to flee with only the most basic of possessions and take refuge in either the neighboring Beddawi camp or in one of the UNRWA purpose-built temporary shelters.

The arrangements have been the source of much anxiety, with residents subjected to chronic overcrowding, poor sanitation and excruciating heat in the summer as well as bitter cold in the winter months." ...READ MORE

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